SAT Master Word List #19-20 Review

fanaticism

N. excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause.

fancy

N. notion; whim; inclination.

farce

N. broad comedy; mockery.

fastidious

ADJ. difficult to please; squeamish.

fatalism

N. belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control.

fathom

V. comprehend; investigate.

faze

V. disconcert; dismay.

feasible

ADJ. practical.

feign

V. pretend.

feint

N. trick; shift; sham blow.

felicitous

ADJ. apt; suitably expressed; well chosen.

felicity

N. happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.).

felon

N. person convicted of a grave crime.

feral

ADJ. not domestic; wild.

ferment

N. agitation; commotion.

fervor

N. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling.

fester

V. rankle; produce irritation or resentment.

fiasco

N. total failure.

fickle

ADJ. changeable; faithless.

fictitious

ADJ. imaginary.

fidelity

N. Ioyalty.

figment

N. invention; imaginary thing.

figurative

ADJ. not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech.

finale

N. conclusion.

finesse

N. delicate skill.

fitful

ADJ. spasmodic; intermittent.

flabbergasted

ADJ. astounded; astonished; overcome with surprise.

flag

V. droop; grow feeble.

flagrant

ADJ. conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous.

flair

N. talent.

flamboyant

ADJ. ornate.

flaunt

V. display ostentatiously.

fledgling

ADJ. inexperienced.

flinch

V. hesitate, shrink.

flippant

ADJ. lacking proper seriousness.

flounder

V. struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter.

flourish

V. grow well; prosper; decorate with ornaments.

flout

V. reject; mock.

fluctuate

V. waver; shift.

fluency

N. smoothness of speech.

fluster

V. confuse.

flux

N. flowing; series of changes.

foible

N. weakness; slight fault.

foil

N. contrast

foil

V. defeat; frustrate.

foment

V. stir up; instigate.

foolhardy

ADJ. rash.

forbearance

N. patience.

foreboding

N. premonition of evil.

forensic

ADJ. suitable to debate in courts of law.

foreshadow

V. give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure.

foresight

N. ability to foresee future happenings; prudence.

forestall

V. prevent by taking action in advance.

forgo

V. give up; do without.

formality

N. ceremonious quality; something done just for form’s sake.

formidable

ADJ. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe inspiring.

forsake

V. desert; abandon; renounce.

forte

N. strong point or special talent.

forthright

ADJ. outspoken; straightforward; frank.

fortitude

N. bravery; courage.

forum

N. place of assembly to discuss public concerns; meeting for discussion.

foster

V. rear; encourage.

founder

V. (1) fail completely; (2) sink.

founder

N. person who establishes (an organization, business).

frail

ADJ. weak.

franchise

N. (1) right granted by authority; (2) right to vote; (3) business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory.

frantic

ADJ. wild.

fraternize

V. associate in a friendly way.

fraudulent

ADJ. cheating; deceitful.

fret

V. to be annoyed or vexed.

friction

N. (1) rubbing against; (2) clash of wills.

frigid

ADJ. intensely cold.

frivolous

ADJ. lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant.

frugality

N. thrift; economy.

fruition

N. bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization.

frustrate

V. thwart; defeat.

fugitive

ADJ. fleeting or transitory; roving.

fundamental

ADJ. basic; primary; essential.

furor

N. frenzy; great excitement.

furtive

ADJ. stealthy; sneaky.

fusion

N. union; blending; synthesis.

futile

ADJ. useless; hopeless; ineffectual.

gainsay

V. deny.

galvanize

V. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize.

gamut

N. entire range.

garbled

ADJ. mixed up; jumbled; distorted.

garner

V. gather; store up.

garrulous

ADJ. loquacious; wordy; talkative.

gauche

ADJ. clumsy; coarse and uncouth.

gaudy

ADJ. flashy; showy.

generality

N. vague statement.

generalization

N. (1) broad, general statement derived from specific instances; (2) vague,

indefinite statement.

generate

V. cause; produce; create.

generic

ADJ. characteristic of an entire class or species.

genesis

N. beginning; origin.

geniality

N. cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy.

genre

N. particular variety of art or literature.

germane

ADJ. pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand.

germinal

ADJ. pertaining to a germ; creative.